Bronze hydria (water jar)

mid-4th century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

On the handle plaque, Dionysos and Ariadne

In the fourth century B.C., bronze hydriae were embellished with a separately attached relief under the vertical handle. The subjects included scenes of abduction, Eros, or, as here, Dionysos, the god of wine, and his wife, Ariadne. The expensive vessels may have been given as wedding gifts and then used for special occasions. Many were placed in tombs, sometimes as containers for the ashes of the deceased.

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Title: Bronze hydria (water jar)
Period: Classical
Date: mid-4th century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 19 1/16 in. (48.4 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.11.8
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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